Wednesday, April 15, 2015

99% complete - just ignore the black square hole - that's where the outlet needs to be pulled through. This was the "small" paint job that turned into a massive project but I'm really happy with the end result.

And the reason we needed new paint was because the old green clashed with the green wallpaper in the powder room. Sherwin Williams Slate Tile which is approximately a 4:1 mix of Benjamin Moore's Haley Navy and Revere Pewter. Mission accomplished.

Sean showcased some of his carpentry skills.

I picked up this canvas abstract from overstock.com.

Sean's already talking about how we "have" to carry the wainscoting through the foyer and family room now. It is a good thing we're married to each other.

Monday, April 13, 2015

So I mentioned previously that I had planned to go with Indigo Batik by Sherwin Williams.

Spoiler alert - it looked terrible on my walls. Getting swatches always feels like a waste of money and time but almost every time I end up choosing a different color than I would have thought based on the little cards.

When choosing a blue for your wall paint always go grayer than you'd think. In large doses it reads way bluer than it does on the card (and even on the small test swatch). Also apply test swatches on each wall as each wall may show the color a little differently based on lighting.

I mixed some Benjamin Moore Haley Navy and Revere Pewter I had on hand (4:1 ratio) and ended up with that gray blue on the white scrap wood in the bottom right hand corner. That was my end goal. I ordered samples of 4 different shades of what looked like gray blue on the cards. Top left was too green, top right (Indigo Batik, the original inspiration) was too purple and the bottom two were the contenders for a true gray/blue. The one on the right looks about right and the one on the left looks pretty gray but using my "always go grayer than you think" rule I went with the one on the left. Slate Tile by Sherwin Williams. Even the name sounds gray.

This one ended up as the winner winner, chicken dinner:

Pretty gray right?

Then in large doses it looks like this. Magically it reads much more blue.

I'm still not totally sold but I'm hoping that once I get rid of that green and add some art I'll feel better about it.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Well apparently amnesia has kicked in again and my husband has allowed me to sweet talk him into it yet again. I got bit by the paint bug last week and casually mentioned to my husband that the green may be disappearing soon and that the "long term" plan would be to add wainscoting like this one to give us some additional color options:

He responded with "it shouldn't be too hard" and kind of agreed. I took that as my green light and literally began drawing all over the walls 10 minutes later. No going back now. Very 4 year old of me.

So my plan is go go with a wainscoting 3/4 of the way up the all and then go for this faded navy up top.